Fun fact for you: They were demonetised after the Allies found the Nazis had produced around £300 million of near-perfect fake notes, especially £5 notes, which they used to fund the theft and extort… (View Post)

First issued 1745, demonetised 1945. Sample here (you need to scroll right to the bottom past the other old denominations). https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/withdrawn-banknotes (View Post)

Other suggestions: £50 notes should have a stag and a hind on them, so anything you buy with them is two deer. We should bring back £1000 banknotes and have rhinos on them, both to honour the slang t… (View Post)

And that Asda be the benchmark. (View Post)

I don't think the media is obsessed with every utterance of PB. If they were they woudln't make so many stupid mistakes. (View Post)